Two women were injured when security forces opened firing in a pro-democracy demonstration carried out defying curfew orders at Chipledhunga of Pokhara on Tuesday.

Bishnu Bhattrai and Parbati Poudel were shot in the incident. They are undergoing treatment at Fishtail hospital.

The local administration imposed curfew in Pokhara from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

CPN-UML activist, Bhimsen Dahal, was killed when Royal Nepalese Army personnel stationed to guard Nepal Telecom office in Pokhara opened fire on demonstrators on Saturday.

Pro-democracy activists continue to defy curfew orders on Tuesday in the capital Kathmandu and other parts of the country.
According to latest reports, protestors carried out rallies in different parts of the capital including Gongabu, Sitapaila, Patan and Kirtipur areas defying the curfew orders.

Police used dozens of tear gas shells to disperse the protestors.

Protestors carried out demonstrations in various districts of the country including Kavre, Banepa, Dhulikhel, Narayangadh, Dang, Biratnagar, Ithari, Dharan, Pokhara, Chitwan, Butwal among others.

Meanwhile, according to state run Radio Nepal, protestors opened fire targeting security forces at Chandanichowk of Banepa and Pokhara Bus park of Chitwan district on Tuesday.

There were no causalities in the incident. There was no independent confirmation about the incidents.

Refuting the government’s claim, the SPA have said there was no Maoist infiltration in their protest programme and such programmes would be peaceful ones. The programmes have been violent with both parties instigating each other.

Three demonstrators have been killed in the protest programme launched by the SPA from April 6. nepalnews.com pb Apr 11 06